For 40 Years, Everyone Missed This Film’s Title Revealing the Final Scene!

While most filmmakers go to great lengths to keep plot details secret until the very end, there are times when some decide to hint at their movie’s ending right in the title!

For instance, the title of “The Last Samurai” accurately reflects Tom Cruise’s status at the conclusion of Edward Zwick’s historical drama. Similarly, “Return of the Jedi” foreshadows Anakin Skywalker’s final redemption in the closing moments of the Star Wars trilogy.

One of the Most Iconic Films Ever

There are not many examples, but among them is one of the most iconic films of all time. Universally legendary and rightfully considered one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made, with a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, Robert Zemeckis’s “Back to the Future” is also among those films that reveal their plot in the title.

To jog your memory – although many of you know this by heart – the first installment of Zemeckis’s 1985 trilogy follows the adventures of Marty McFly, a high school student whose best friend, Doc, has invented a DeLorean time machine. Following a tragic event where Doc is killed, Marty accidentally travels 30 years into the past, ending up when his parents first met.

Marty Needs to Get Back… to the Future

As the story progresses, Marty’s mother falls in love with him, he meets Doc before the latter invents the famous time machine, he tries to correct his mistakes to ensure his parents do indeed fall in love, and he meticulously plans his return to… the future.

As you can see, the film’s title precisely describes what Marty will do on the evening of November 12, 1955. But that’s not all.

Upon returning home, having prevented Doc’s death and witnessing his parents’ significantly improved reality, Marty is visited again by his old scientist friend. Now equipped with a flying DeLorean, Doc has just returned from a quick trip to 2015.

Their conversation literally echoes the film’s title:

– Marty! You have to come back with me!
– Where?
– Back to the future!

Appropriately, the title of “Back to the Future” reveals not only Marty’s quest throughout the movie but also sets up the ultimate sequence that teases the next installment.

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